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Runes are a form of divination utilizing characters (called "runes" or "rune stones") from ancient Nordic and/or Germanic alphabet systems. Traditionally, a "runes set" comprises small stones or pieces of wood (all similarly sized), each bearing one of the 24 runic characters and kept together in a pouch. This pendulum chart provides a way for you to read runes by using just this chart and your pendulum, so no actual rune stones are needed.
Runes can be very helpful when you have limited information and need some clues to help you discover deeper meaning or to see the big picture. Read your runes using your pendulum and this exclusive, new and improved color chart pendulum chart by Ask Your Pendulum®. This chart is a digital pdf file that you download and then print out on your own printer to use with a pendulum. Note: The purchased version of this chart does not have the copyright watermark on it. Updated instructions for use are included in the download, as well sample rune layouts and a table of rune meanings.
A note from the creator of Ask Your Pendulum: This chart is the product of my own hard work, research and/or creativity, to which I hold the copyright thereto and reserve all rights. If you are purchasing the download, you may print this chart out for your own use as often as you like. However, you may not distribute, publish, project in any way, or display on any internet website without my express written permission.
How to Use
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Clear your mind of expectations and predictions.
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Specify that the source for your pendulum’s information is your higher self. To do this, you can say, “I call upon the higher self to answer these questions. I seek only truthful answers, which are aligned with the highest and greatest good for all concerned.” Feel free to tailor this language so that it fits with your own intention and terminology.
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Place chart on a flat surface in front of you. If possible, sit up straight and put both feet flat on the floor.
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Decide on your topic of inquiry. Examples: a lesson for the day; guidance about a trip or a project you’re preparing to undertake; clarity about a relationship or problem.
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Decide on the type of rune reading you will use. See next page for some examples of rune layouts for readings.
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Decide how you want to phrase your inquiry. Once you have decided on the wording, you may find it helpful to write it down before proceeding. Here’s an example of ways to phrase your inquiry: “Help me prepare for my trip to San Francisco next week.” Or, “What is today’s life lesson?” Or, “Help me understand................(fill in the blank with a topic you seek to clarify).”
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Grasp the top bead or fob of your pendulum between your thumb and forefinger and arch your wrist slightly. Hold your pendulum so that it dangles about 1/2 inch above the hinge-point (the spot that the arrow points to). Steady your elbow on the table, but not your hand that holds the pendulum. Try to hold very still, but don’t worry if your hand and the pendulum shake a little bit. This won’t affect the outcome.
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Ask your question, keeping your elbow and grip in the same position.
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Read the answer: While holding your pendulum in position directly over the hinge point and letting it swing freely, observe its motion. While mentally focusing on the question, allow your pendulum as much time as it needs to pick a direction. When it’s ready to answer, and as it gains momentum, the pendulum’s motion will take shape and show a repeating pattern:
- A steady swing that repeatedly passes through the hinge point in a straight line, tracing a path between the hinge point and the outer edge of the half-circle is indicating the rune shown on the chart directly below the pendulum’s path. Write this rune down and, if the reading you’ve selected has more than one rune, proceed to the next one in the pattern for your reading. When you have all the runes for your reading selected, you can use the Rune Meanings table on next page to help you decipher the overall meaning of the reading.
- If you are unsure about a particular selection, you can use your pendulum to verify that you’ve read its signal correctly by using a Yes/No pendulum chart or a pendulum programmed for Yes/No answers. Using either, ask your pendulum if “___________” is the correct rune.
- If the pendulum’s swing is not a straight, through-the-hinge-point swing, but instead goes in a circular, clockwise motion, it’s indicating that
potentially all wedges on the chart answer the question. As this is not helpful, you can clarify your question by rephrasing it and try again.
- If your pendulum swings in a counter-clockwise circular motion, it is indicating that none of the wedges on the chart answer the question, or that it cannot say, or that now is not the time to ask.
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Clear the pendulum at the end of each question by touching its weight-stone to the palm of your free hand or another surface.
